Kiznaiver (キズナイーバー)

I'm sure you all live each day with pain and suffering.

What the heck is this?

Bearing that pain alone is a terribly sad thing,

Kizuna Committee

and it's also a mistake.

Now, open up your hearts...

And let us connect.

What's the meaning of this?!

I want to understand your pain.

Hey! Hurry to the facility!

Y-Yes, sir!

We must not be apart,

because our hearts and bodies can become one.

What do you think?

Why don't you bond with me?

KIZNAIVER

Huh?

No way... What is this?

Wait, stop!

Wh-Wh-What should I do?

What the hell is going on?

Yo, Tenga.

What? You're sounding pretty chummy toward me.

Where's my money?

Hey, Tenga...

Ah, yeah, we gave up on that.

What?

We weren't wrong after all.

The weak giving money to the strong is the law of the universe.

The strong? And who would that be?

I don't know why you're on a high horse all of a sudden,

Tenga-kun...

but you need someone to knock you off of it!

Hey, don't!

Looks like you're all talk.

What are you laughi—

That's just not gonna do it.

Happy Town

I'm sure that very strange broadcast a moment ago

Sugomori City Hall

must have been very confusing,

but please continue to live your lives normally...

Wh-Whoa! Who are you guys?!

Huh? You're kidding!

Stop! Stop... no!

Nori-chan and Yaamada are trying to connect with as many people as possible.

But at this rate, Nori-chan will break.

Break?

Nori-chan is already carrying all of you kids' pain by herself.

If she keeps connecting with others...

Won't the new people also share the pain?

No, that's not how it works.

She's trapped all of

your wounds.

Huh?

Nori-chan was always lonely, ever since she was little.

But then, because she met all of you,

she believed in the Kizna System, and in the joy of

understanding each other, from the bottom of her heart.

That's exactly why her longing to connect with everyone

surpassed the limits of the Kizna System.

But that's...

Of course, Nori-chan isn't aware that she doesn't want to let go of all of the wounds.

But she's obsessed with the idea that

if she can raise the efficiency of the Kizna System...

If she can share all of the wounds that she's locked up inside herself...

Then she may one day be able to save Asuka and the others.

Share the wounds?

To share with everyone a world connected by an eternally peaceful bond

that can never be taken away...

That is the one hope keeping Nori-chan going right now.

Sorry! I'm really sorry!

Are you stupid? Just because your pain went away

doesn't mean you can top me in strength.

More importantly, I'm assuming Sonozaki-san talked to you?

Y-Yeah. She said she would connect our wounds again.

Or rather,

not just us, but everyone in Sugomori.

Everyone in Sugomori?

If we're gonna be connected anyway, the first to start has the advantage, so...

Kacchon

Chidori?

Wh-What's the matter?

Nori-chan's in trouble.

What?

I want to help Nori-chan. So please, help—

Kacchon?!

Looks like we've switched to backup power.

Come on! We're gonna keep on connecting!

I can't believe I've been imprisoned here!

Nori-chan, save me!

Go!

What is this?

Is this really Sonozaki's doing?

If only we were bonded with Katsuhira-kun right now...

What difference would that make?

Find Agata and save Sonozaki-san together?

Is there really any need to do that?

We already went through so much because of Sonozaki-san.

Honoka-chan...

For crying out loud...

I thought I'd finally be able to cut ties with all of you.

Well, you can't!

What?

Katsuhira-kun said it, too! We're already friends!

Just give it up already!

Hey, stop—

Admit it! Or I'll headbutt you!

Hey, what are you...

Ow...

Why would you do that right as you said it?

That hurt so bad!

Honoka's probably got a super hard head.

Hey! Why do I have to get dissed right now?

Nico...

Nico honestly doesn't care about Sonozaki-san, no matter how tragic she is.

But if Katsuhira-kun... If my friend...

wants to save the girl he likes, Nico wants to help him. That's all!

Hey, Nico...

It's true... We might be friends.

Huh?

If you weren't friends,

could you sympathize with the guy who made your crush cry?

Wha... I'm not sympathizing!

It's just...

I haven't actually forgiven him a hundred percent yet.

But I can't abandon him, either.

I can't leave him alone.

Because he's your friend?

Sorry...

Why are you apologizing?

Because...

Listen.

Of course, it's a little hard for me...

But Kacchon is trying to act on his own, after putting a lot of thought into things.

That makes me happy.

Chidori...

If that's how Kacchon thinks of Sonozaki-san...

And if that's why he changed,

then just as Nico said, I want to save the Sonozaki-san that

Kacchon wants to save, too.

Chidori...

So what do you want to do?

Huh? Why me?!

Because you were more adverse to the word "friends" than any of us.

Wait, Katsuhira-kun!

Where are you going? The lab is...

I think Nori-chan is probably this way.

What? Is your Kizna reacting?

No, that's not it... But I was thinking about Nori-chan a lot...

And I think Nori-chan wants

to recreate that place, at that moment, one more time.

Th-The bridge...

You cannot leave.

Our Sugomori is a huge experimental facility.

Because it is a peaceful and happy garden.

Hey, you guys...

It's fine. He's involved with this.

Huh? With the police? With the bridge?

With Nori-chan.

What does that even mean?

Katsuhira-kun!

If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The World

Agata...

Nori-chan, it's dangerous...

Nori-chan!

Why are you trying to stop me?

Huh?

Were those days in the lab not happy ones for you, Katsuhira-kun?

I was happy.

While I was connected to you and the others,

my heart was full.

Because we were connected through pain,

someone always made us feel better.

Because we were connected through pain,

even if we fought, we could say that we were sorry.

No one there was ever alone,

because the Kizna System connected—

That's not true!

That had nothing to do with the Kizna System.

Then what was it?

That's...

Why is that the part you hesitate on?!

You were able to tell us without any hesitation!

It's because you were friends!

Hey, all of you!

Everyone...

Because we were friends?

No, I thought that might be it, too, but I don't think that's quite right.

I mean, that would make "friends" a bit too omnipotent...

Oh.

By the way, how did you know that we were here?

Because we're friends?

Sorry, but it's because

we saw that the bridge was up and there was a commotion.

I see. So friends aren't omnipotent.

That's not true!

Friends are soy sauce! The omnipotent seasoning!

Soy sauce?

Much better than sugar or salt!